Iowa small college football: Sept. 8, 2018

MISSOULA, Mont. — Drake came up from Iowa intending the handle the crowd, but in the end couldn’t quite bulldog Montana quarterback Dalton Sneed.

Sneed fired two touchdown passes 22 seconds apart and added a scoring run as the Montana Grizzlies pulled away from Drake 48-16 on Saturday.

The junior threw scoring passes covering 13 and 10 yards to Jerry Louie-McGee and Samuel Akem in the final minute of the third quarter. Akem’s touchdown, with 22 seconds left in the quarter, came one play after an interception and 25-yard return by Grizzlies’ safety Reid Miller, and made it 31-10.

Sneed added a 13-yard scramble for a TD with 8:40 left in the game for Drake (0-1) , answering a 3-yard scoring pass from Bulldogs quarterback Grant Kraemer. That made it 38-16.

Grand View 39, Baker (Kan.) 17

BALDWIN CITY, Kan. — The Vikings rattled off 30 unanswered points from the first through the third quarters in to earn their first win of the season.

The big help came from two interceptions returned for touchdowns, one each by Desmond Lockett and Jordan Perkins. The defense had five interceptions on the day.

The 10th-ranked Vikings (1-1) host Central Methodist at noon next Saturday in the team’s home opener.

Central 16, DePauw (Ind.) 10

GREENCASTLE, Ind. — Three times in the fourth quarter DePauw University challenged the Central College football defense on fourth down Saturday, and three times the Dutch answered to preserve a rain-soaked, come-from-behind triumph.

Overcoming an early 10-0 deficit, a fierce Tigers' defense and some uncharacteristic misadventures in the punting game, Central improved to 2-0 for the second time in three seasons.

Central used the opening possession of the third quarter for the winning score. The Dutch were stopped on the DePauw 4-yard line, but opted to take a successful field goal off the board after a penalty to take another shot. Running back Nathan Fitzgerald scooted 2 yards into the end zone on the next play, though the point-after try was blocked.